diff --git a/nix/hosts/cc-ci-hetzner/configuration.nix b/nix/hosts/cc-ci-hetzner/configuration.nix
index a15b089..b5491fb 100644
--- a/nix/hosts/cc-ci-hetzner/configuration.nix
+++ b/nix/hosts/cc-ci-hetzner/configuration.nix
@@ -34,10 +34,21 @@
   };
 
   # Root SSH authorized keys — preserved across nixos-rebuild switches.
+  # 2026-09-28: synced to the live /root/.ssh/authorized_keys on cc-ci (which had drifted:
+  # several keys had been added manually and would have been wiped by the next rebuild).
+  # Claude-sandbox keys removed at operator request; new `nptest` and
+  # `notplants-orchestrator` keys added.
   users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIOk8NaeBdPbS2gfUvbny8h0AkZlVjGYHzx4QPXSJ38gd claude@claude-vm"
+    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIGZGp/DQTFuD1GvsyTzCVBUTmoWqcb5T+Z7zZo5nYLXO"
+    "ssh-rsa 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 trav@trav480sweet"
+    "ssh-rsa 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 aadil@t480"
+    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIMyHSi12R0+HCVBz7+d9fyOBnoJi8Nsj5D7vQ9UQO8a5"
     "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJVlfoLBPseQ9fA9534KmRg2KWcksKZGzAJIpHJ2JpsI mfowler.email@protonmail.com"
-    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIAcyTGb/wVgdhg5oBCZZvBaR1RuUQRY/3WHnOQpNDCsp claude-cc-ci-sandbox@20260526"
+    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHOcLo0YBa0UYi7i/l8K/Y/7cF2OclmDqSTlAsHM0dOS notplants-orchestrator-ed25519"
+    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIMniNzAzuI527bfk/EipqFILFayUCwYXDoZ3R7+QgYq6"
+    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIKmGDZC6wrOQNJAW5PPDpxgEXXrcsnIU4b3QJLtq05RQ cc-ci-loops-to-root@cc-ci"
+    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIONhAh8/jjH8v8AOZIlzL8yyNyb5VihefIEkaHschoJy nptest"
+    "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIHIa8iunWtA4mqLKV6MuiTo3RkVj2ucsk3gLL4ArMEPO notplants-orchestrator"
   ];
 
   # Firewall — Hetzner has a public IP, so open 80+443 for Traefik.